-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 3 Nov 2010 18:08:17 -0400 John Baer <bae...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone, > > It is my pleasure to introduce the updated new look of the Artwork Team Wiki > ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork ). The design supports the changes > outlined in the blueprint and may be considered a work in progress. Please > set your user preferences to the new "light" Wiki theme for the best user > experience. > > One important process I will draw attention to is the change to being task > focused, not release focused. A task such as “create new default wallpaper” > may be directed to a specific release; the task design a new “Artwork Team > Logo” is release independent. This change will allow us to accept a greater > variety of assignments. > > As discussed at UDS this solution is temporary as the desire is to create a > new robust solution based on ccHost, Django, or Ruby on Rails. Although not > perfect, the current mix of mailing list, Ubuntu Wiki, and Flickr is mature > and tested. When considering broad changes I like to “start with the simple, > move to the complex”. This is the simple solution. :) > > So how does the Process work? > > Step 1 – Make a request or proposal. > > I anticipate requests and proposals will come in from a variety of sources > in the community. In fact they already are! > > Step 2 – Create a “Spec”. > > The purpose of the spec is to explain what needs to be done, how to do it, > and when it needs to be complete. The goal of the spec is to provide a > mechanism to inform folks about a request or proposal they may have an > interest in contributing to. > > Step 3 – Create Submissions > > With a Spec in place folks may create submissions or work on other tasks. > Submissions may be discussed on the mailing list and for effort which > utilizes Flickr, comments may be appended to submissions. When there is a > desire, additional discussions may occur on the IRC. Please remember in the > case of art it sometimes becomes a matter of preference. Be respectful and > use the Ubuntu Code of Conduct in our discussions. It is anticipated the > submission process will be iterative and dynamic. > > Step 4 – Evaluate and Approve > > The final step is the approval and selection of the desired result. In some > cases this may also include the evaluation of different design concepts to > determine the best solution (viz. Ubuntu countdown banner). In addition, my > hope is many will choose to post their appreciation as an accolade. > > What if it doesn’t fit? > > All of the above may be too formal for some requests (viz. can you give me > some ideas on how to improve this web page). In those cases the mailing > list may be adequate, in others cases we may have to discover the best > approach. > > The Beta > > The first task (our beta) is to create the new Artwork Team logo. I created > a submission to seed the effort, serve as a process example, and to > encourage others. This is a real task and the result will be prominently > displayed in the community and worthy of inclusion into your portfolio. > > The Walk-thru - Artwork Team Logo > > * If you do not have an account on Flickr, create one. The free account is > adequate for this task. > > * Create your images in a tool capable of supporting the “SVG” image format > (viz. Inkscape). I used 128px as the height. Export your submission as a > “png” or “jpg”. I discovered Flickr displays icons uploaded as “jpg” better > than “png”. I use GIMP to do the conversion. > > * Upload your images to your Flickr photo stream. Be sure to tag the image > with “UbuntuArtworkTeamLogo”, attribute as “creative commons”, and add > comments of your choosing. > > * Join the “Ubuntu Artwork Team Logo Designs” group and add your image(s). > http://www.flickr.com/groups/uawt-1/ > > * Optionally, attach your source files (svg) to the spec. Be sure to > identify your attachment in a manner which links it to your submission. > > * Inform the group using the mailing list. > > I moved the desired due date out to 12/01 to give everyone time to > participate. If you have problems just let me know ( j.b...@ubuntu.com ). > > Thanks! > > John That is very nice. Could the second paragraph of https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork#Don%27t%20go%20it%20alone! be changed to a darker text for accessiblity? The light gray is difficult to read. The rest looks great! - -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://counter.li.org/] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. 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